Nats drop seesaw affair to Dodgers

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The score between the Nationals and Dodgers went back and forth on Thursday night at Nationals Park. When it was over, Los Angeles ended up with a 7-6 victory, while Washington lost its 100th game of the season.

It was the second consecutive 100-loss season for the Nationals and fourth in franchise history.

Nats drop seesaw affair to Dodgers....

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 .268
Ethier, RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .279
Ramirez, M, LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .298
Kemp, CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .306
Loney, 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .286
Belliard, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .264
DeWitt, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .167
Martin, C 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .254
Padilla, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154
a-Pierre, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Thome, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 7 10 7 5 9 20

a-Lined out for Padilla in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Troncoso in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Furcal 2 (28, Martin, J, Estrada).
3B: Kemp (7, Clippard).
HR: Kemp (26, 1st inning off Martin, J, 2 on, 0 out), Furcal (9, 8th inning off Villone, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Furcal 9; Ethier; Ramirez, M; Kemp 8; DeWitt.
RBI: Ramirez, M (61), Kemp 3 (100), DeWitt 2 (4), Furcal (45).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ethier; Padilla 2; Ramirez, M; Martin.
SF: DeWitt.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ethier (Harris, W at home).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF-LF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .226
Desmond, SS 5 0 1 0 0 4 2 .317
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .278
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .289
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .272
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Orr, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Dukes, RF 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 .255
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .262
Burke, J, C 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .111
Martin, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Estrada, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Totals 31 6 9 6 7 8 12

a-Singled for Bergmann in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Kensing in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Dukes (20, Padilla).
TB: Harris, W 2; Desmond; Willingham; Dukes 2; Gonzalez, Al 3; Guzman, C.
RBI: Dukes (57), Gonzalez, Al (30), Burke, J (2), Harris, W 2 (26), Guzman, C (51).
2-out RBI: Harris, W 2; Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W; Dukes; Desmond; Gonzalez, Al.
S: Martin, J; Estrada.
SF: Burke, J.
Team RISP: 6-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Harris, W (11, 2nd base off Sherrill/Martin).
CS: Harris, W (4, 2nd base by Padilla/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Willingham (7, fielding).


LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Padilla 5.0 5 4 4 3 6 0 4.62
Belisario (BS, 7) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 2.14
Troncoso (W, 5-4) 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.70
Sherrill (H, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.78
Broxton (S, 36) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J 3.0 6 5 5 2 4 1 4.71
Estrada 2.2 1 1 0 1 4 0 6.14
Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.18
Villone (L, 4-6) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.36
Kensing 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.66

WP: Estrada.
IBB: Dukes (by Troncoso), Martin (by Martin, J).
HBP: Ramirez, M (by Martin, J).
Pitches-strikes: Padilla 103-62, Belisario 22-11, Troncoso 20-8, Sherrill 14-5, Broxton 11-8, Martin, J 68-40, Estrada 54-31, Bergmann 5-3, Clippard 17-11, Villone 8-5, Kensing 26-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Padilla 4-4, Belisario 0-1, Troncoso 2-1, Sherrill 0-2, Broxton 3-0, Martin, J 2-3, Estrada 1-3, Bergmann 0-1, Clippard 0-2, Villone 2-0, Kensing 0-4.
Batters faced: Padilla 22, Belisario 6, Troncoso 6, Sherrill 4, Broxton 3, Martin, J 18, Estrada 11, Bergmann 1, Clippard 5, Villone 3, Kensing 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Troncoso 2-0, Bergmann 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Bill Hohn. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:41.
Att: 22,432.
September 24, 2009